Cache
Staff:
Mrs Ruth Pugh CACHE Co-ordinator
Miss Joanne Bradley Course Teacher
Mrs Jane Hughes Placement Officer
CACHE Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and Education
This is a one year course studied at Mountain Ash Sixth Form. It is the equivalent of 5 GCSE qualifications. Pupils who study this course attend school Monday- Wednesday. On a Thursday and Friday they attend Placement. Placements are in nurseries, crèche or primary school.
Outside Agencies Used in the past:
EBP in contact with Childcare Professionals
SureStart
Language and Play
St. John’s Ambulance
Local Primary Schools and Creches
Explanation of the 3 tiered qualification- Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma
You must pass 7 Units in order to gain the Diploma.
The course title is split into 3 qualifications:
Award- You must achieve Units 1 and 2
Certificate- You must achieve Units 1- 5
Diploma – You must achieve Units 1 – 7
Practical Training in Placement
All students have to complete 3 different placements over the year. This qualification prepares the pupil for work in a supervised capacity.
Students have to complete a minimum of a total of 65 days in placement. The 3 placements attended will be split between different ages.
30 days with 1- 4year olds
20 days with children aged 4 to 7 years
20 days – 1- 11 years
All students wear school uniform Monday- Wednesday. In placement they wear a uniform of a yellow polo shirt with our CACHE logo, black trousers and a red tabard for messy play.
You are monitored in placement by a Placement Superviser and they will tick your competencies in your handbook when applicable. Mrs Jayne Hughes will also visit you on placment to check your progress.
Attendance
Excellent attendance is vital in order to pass this qualfication. Any missed days in placement will have to be completed unless there is a valid reason for absence.
Assessment
Unit 1- An Inroduction to working with children – Assignment
Unit 2- The Developing Child – Assignment
Unit 3- Safe, Healthy and Nuturing environments for children- Multiple Choice Question Paper
Unit 4- Children and Play – Assignment
Unit 5- Communication and Professional Skills within Child Care – Portfolio
Unit 6- The Child Care Practitioner in the workplace- Practice Evidence File
Unit 7- Optional Unit- Assignment
Units 1, 2,4,5 and 7 are marked A* – D
Unit 3 is a pass or refer (this means you can resit it)
Unit 6 is a pass or refer
All pupils are given a Student Handbook, Text Books and Uniform when they enrol.
For more information please refer to the CACHE website as this is an extremely useful resource used by staff and pupils, (www.cache.org.uk).
